No relief for the Rand amidst energy crisis twist
Welcome back to another instalment of your favourite weekly Rand Review! And what a week it was! With very little economic data due in the week, the hot topic on local traders'
Rand gains but then loses it all...where next?
Welcome back to your favourite weekly Rand Review! And it was an eventful week, to say the least. As Janu-worry drew to a close, a raft of economic data (and market movement)
Unsettled Rand battles to hold its ground...
Welcome back to another episode of your favorite weekly Rand Review! So, 2023 is well and truly underway, and while the new year has been a period of strength for most
Rand stumbles in the dark amidst ongoing blackouts
Households and businesses are no longer the only ones feeling the true impact of loadshedding… ...as last week, we saw the local currency also suffer losses over power uncertainties while most
Rand makes bright start to 2023...can it last?
A very Happy New Year to each and every one of our members, and welcome to a brand new year of our weekly Rand Review! Look back, 2022 was a difficult
Skittish Rand whipsaws in a busy data week
Welcome back to another installment of your favorite Weekly Rand Review… ...which is also our last one for the year. And what a week it was! As some business sectors and employees start
Rand steadies as political uncertainty simmers...
Lights, camera, action! Well... maybe not the lights part. December has kicked off in the worst way possible for Saffers, as Eskom announced Stage 6 loadshedding to be implemented for the entire
Rand stumbles as Phala Phala reports emerge
We’re back! And with the US Thanksgiving break in the rear-view mirror, it’s now time for us to carve the recent happenings of the global economy. It’s been a busy couple
Rand holds onto gains as markets analyze mixed signals
Welcome back to another weekly installment of our Rand Review! We ended the previous week on a high note for the local unit as US inflation figures cooled, which gave most
Rand rallies as US inflation cools... can it keep up the momentum?
Another week, another chapter etched into the chronicles of the global economy… ...and what a chapter it was! A relatively thin but crucial week of economic data releases, headlined by the US
More Rand volatility as Fed cranks up rate hikes...again!
November has well and truly kicked off with a bang! After months of battering, the Rand and most global currencies were hoping for a glimmer of hope, with speculation growing around
Rand rally short-lived as it runs out of steam...
An eventful week, to say the least... …and one that could prove to be a turning point! At least of the ongoing monetary tightening policies that have elevated the greenback to record
Rand rocked as hope of US Fed pivot fades
A rough week for the local unit... ...as global economic data once again took the driving seat, setting the tone for riskier assets to face even greater challenges. All the while, geopolitics
Rand wobbles amidst waves of global uncertainty
Never a dull week in the trading world… …and last week was an absolute doozy! Q3 shocked the world, tossing up market turmoil, runaway interest rates, and firmly embedded the reality of
Rand keeps riding waves of global uncertainty
Never a dull week in the trading world… …and last week was an absolute doozy! Q3 shocked the world, tossing up market turmoil, runaway interest rates, and firmly embedded the reality
Dodgy Rand records a new 28-month low… where to next?
In what was a relatively light week of domestic economic data, the rampant greenback continued its path of destruction... ...leaving riskier currencies like the Rand scrambling for cover. Investors could have
Rand wilts as Dollar surges...and Eskom crisis intensifies
Mid-month madness! That’s the best way to describe the past week... ...as incoming interest rate decisions were set to plunge markets into more chaos. Between bumper rate hikes on the cards locally, Eskom
Rand battered as Dollar reignites...
With key data releases scheduled for early in the week, investors were expecting major market movement as they continue to try and make sense of the conundrum that is the